If you mean things like :) :-) ;-) :-D etc., those are emoticons, or simulations of faces, also called smilies. ;;* is not one I recognize though.
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 05:25:36PM -0000, Ali wrote: Hi Folks, I've noticed that in some text chats with sighted users some punctuation appears in the dialogue /edit box, e.g. ";;* " what does this mean? can I interpret this? can I turn this off? I'm fairly new to Skype so this is perplexing, especially if the sighted person is expecting a response. Any suggestions! Alistair Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To access tutorials and other goodies go to http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list Skypeenglish at emissives.com http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com -- Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "There are no guarantees. From a standpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From a standpoint of love, none are necessary." - from Emmanuel's Book II
